Articles by author - Nannan Shen

A rare case of limbic encephalitis with anti leucine-rich glioma inactivated-1 (LGI1) antibodies.

Shen N, Ren H, Wu J, Feng J, Cui L, Fang S.

Case Reports 2014; 35(2): 95-97 PubMed PMID: 24878970  Keywords:  Adult, Autoantibodies:blood, Female, Humans, Limbic Encephalitis:blood, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Proteins:immunology,.    Citation

: We report a case of limbic encephalitis with LGI1 antibodies and cranial MRI abnormality. A 41-year-old woman who presented with confusi.....

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Assessment of bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with other tests.

Shi X, Sun Q, Bian L, Zhao W, Shen J, Wang W, Ning G.

Comparative Study 2011; 32(6): 865-873 PubMed PMID: 22286783  Keywords:  ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic:diagnosis, Adenoma:diagnosis, Adolescent, Adult, Cushing Syndrome:diagnosis, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Petrosal Sinus Sampling:methods, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult,.    Citation

BACKGROUND: Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS), currently, is the gold standard test for the differential diagnosis of Cus.....

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Presence of secretory cellular apoptosis susceptibility protein in cerebrospinal fluids of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage caused by stroke and neurotrauma.

Tung J, Tsao T, Chen S, Tai C, Shen S, Cheng Y, Jiang M.

Journal Article 2010; 31(3): 390-398 PubMed PMID: 20588233  Keywords:  Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood-Brain Barrier:physiology, Brain Injuries:cerebrospinal fluid, Cell Line, Tumor, Cellular Apoptosis Susceptibility Protein:cerebrospinal fluid, Cerebral Hemorrhage:cerebrospinal fluid, Humans, Interferon-gamma:antagonists & i.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a specialized structure that separates blood vessels from the central nervous system (CNS) and.....

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